GasBuddy News Article

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U.S. fuel economy tops 24 mpg for first time

MSNBC
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The fuel economy of the average new vehicle sold in the United States has topped 24 miles per gallon for the first time ever, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.

Using the numbers shown in the “Monroney” window sticker, the average fuel economy of the cars, light trucks, minivans and SUVs purchased in March rose to 24.1 mpg, up from 23.9 in February and 23.6 in January.

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The typical vehicle sold in March 2012 was 20 percent, or four miles per gallon, higher than the industry average in October 2007, the first month UMTRI researchers Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle began tracking vehicle mileage.

Need to start developing technology to mass market CNG powered vehicles and increase distribution infrastructure. If we use less gas, we still pay higher prices with increased demand in India and China.

We need to get off this bandwagon; or, heaven forbid, classify American oil deposits as strategic and require those companies extracting and refining it to earmark a higher percentage for the American consumer. Companies make more profit selling fuel overseas where it costs more. We should somehow benefit from national natural resources going overseas. Export tariff anyone?

See, O'bamas plan is working, get the gas prices higher to make the alternative fuel more competitive. As a result, we have to find a way to afford how to live without the "alternative energy infrastructure"

with gas prices staying like they are, more people will be looking at efficiency when looking at new vehicles. but as we use less fuel, we get screwed even more at the pumps so the oil companies can keep the record profits flowing.

24 miles per gallon sounds like things are going into reverse according to this "tops 24 mpg" increasing the gas per mile is definitely a drawback on these newer vehicles that boast "better gas mileage"